Threadfin acara

Acarichthys heckelii is the single species in the monotypic genus Acarichthys of cichlid fish.

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The Threadfin acara lives in the benthopelagic, potamodromous, freshwater, dH range: 18 environment.

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The Threadfin Acara is the only representative of the Acarichthys family, closely related to the Eartheaters. They love to dig but are very territorial toward their own kind, so if keeping more than one a huge territory allowment must be made. More

Common names

Acarichthys heckelii in Catalan (Català)
Acarichthys heckelii in French (français)
Heckels Buntbarsch in German (Deutsch)
Heckels cichlide in Danish (dansk)
Heckels ciklide in Norwegian (Norsk)
Rihmakirjoahven in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Threadfin acara in English
黃臀珠母麗魚 in Mandarin Chinese
黄臀珠母丽鱼 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Perciformes
Family : Cichlidae
Genus : Acarichthys
Species : Acarichthys heckelii
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